CVE-2024-51567 on CISA KEV

upgrademysqlstatus in databases/views.py in CyberPanel (aka Cyber Panel) before 5b08cd6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via /dataBases/upgrademysqlstatus by bypassing secMiddleware (which is only for a POST request) and using shell

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

upgrademysqlstatus in databases/views.py in CyberPanel (aka Cyber Panel) before 5b08cd6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via /dataBases/upgrademysqlstatus by bypassing secMiddleware (which is only for a POST request) and using shell metacharacters in the statusfile property, as exploited in the wild in October 2024 by PSAUX. Versions through 2.3.6…

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

03Notes & references

• cwe.mitre.org — https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html
• dreyand.rs — https://dreyand.rs/code/review/2024/10/27/what-are-my-options-cyberpanel-v236-pr…
• github.com — https://github.com/usmannasir/cyberpanel/commit/5b08cd6d53f4dbc2107ad9f555122ce8…
• cyberpanel.net — https://cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/change-logs/
• cwe.mitre.org — https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/420.html
• cyberpanel.net — https://cyberpanel.net/blog/detials-and-fix-of-recent-security-issue-and-patch-o…
• www.bleepingcomputer.com — https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-psaux-ransomware-attack-t…

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

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06Detection

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